The first batch of Luban Workshop projects in China were officially announced at the Belt and Road Cooperation and Luban Workshop Construction and Development Forum of the first World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference held recently.
Capo-Chichi Segnon John-Isaac Oluwaseyi, a student from Benin studying at the Tianjin University of Technology and Education, said that he was "very proud" that he and his team had won a gold medal at a world-level micromouse maze navigation competition.
All countries have been encouraged to increase support and funding for vocational education, improve the incomes and status of technical workers, and enhance social recognition of vocational education, according to an initiative adopted over the weekend.
Shi Jiafeng, who has just joined the Tianjin Laomeihua Shoe Industry Clothing Co Ltd, is now busy working to attract customers for livestreaming sales on China's major e-commerce platform Tmall.
An international vocational education conference opened in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Friday, attracting about 700 participants from over 120 countries and regions.
China actively promotes the high-quality development of vocational education and supports communication and cooperation between China and other countries in the sector, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
A ceremony was held on Thursday to release the bilingual book series The Luban Workshop and EPIP Book Series in Tianjin.
"Role Model of the Times", Zhang Liming, attends the first World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference (WVTEDC), which is being held in Tianjin from the 19th to 20th of August.
